Cyberflashes May 13, 2016

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Devotional: …………………………………..….. “My Creator God” …………………………………………… Lillian Javellana

Editor’s Thoughts: ………………………… “Happy Nurses Week” ………………………. Ardys Joy Caballero-Gadia

Featured Items:1. “So Blessed To Be A Nurse” ………………………………………………………..………. Virgilin Suan Masibay, BSN’80

2. “Humor at Work” ………………………………………………………….……….………….. Memory Dawn Sapian, BSN’09

3. “Important Things” …………………………………………………………..…… Shared by Evelyn Cerna Lloren, BSN’80

4. “A Nurses’ Prayer (Geriatric Version) ……………………………….…………………………… Lillian Javellana. BSN’81

5. “Nathan Greene, My Inspiration” ……………………………………….……….. Ardys Joy Caballero-Gadia, BSN’91

6. “Discouragement and Depression” …….………………………………..…………. Marite Singson Villarosa, BSN’91 7. “Brat Diet with Lanot” ……………………………………………………………..………. Medyline C. Gerapusco, BSN’76

8. “Ben” ……………………………………………………………………………………..…… Raylene Rodrigo-Baumgart, BSN’78

9. “Words of Encouragement” …………………………………………………………..………………… Shared by Rosie Sotes

10. Roll Call of all of MVC-SN classes. Year 1972 – 2019 ………………….……..…...………… Reader Participation

11. MVCSN Trivia: Did you know? …………………………………………………..……………………… Reader Participation

12. “ New Grad Experience at Rural Nursing” …………………………….…………….…. Vicki Osorio Ybañez, BSN’78

13. “A Nurse In The Boondocks” ……………………………………….…….…………… Ellen Montebon Zamora, BSN’72

SULADS Corner:

Patch of Weeds: …………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………….. Jesse Colegado

LIFE of a Missionary: ………………..…………….…..… “The Tahiti Mana” ………………….…..….…………. Romulo M. Halasan

CLOSING: Announcements |From The Mail Bag| Prayer Requests | Acknowledgements

Meet The Editors |Closing Thoughts | Miscellaneous

Florence Kern Auditorium photo credit: Michael Caballero (Thank you, Kuya!)


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By Lillian C. Javellana, BSN’81

"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."Psalms 51:10 KJV

had barely sat down at my desk when I heard my name paged over the intercom. It was the nursing

supervisor asking for my assistance to start an intravenous line on one of our residents. To be

honest, I was annoyed at first when I learned who it was who needed it. A couple of weeks prior I

was asked to start an intravenous line on the same resident. So I knew she was going to be a difficult one

to start an IV on. She is a frail elderly woman whose body is debilitated by Multiple Sclerosis and other

comorbidities. She is unhappy and very anxious. She is one of those who do not really appreciate a "godly

conversation". It took me more than thirty minutes to finally establish an IV line on her after a few

attempts since she did not have any accessible veins! And now she has to go through it all over again. I

felt so sorry for her. And I was upset at the charge nurses for not knowing enough about her so they could

have asked the doctor to approach her treatment differently.

But as I sat there mumbling loudly to myself I was reminded. I remembered that each time the nursing

supervisor asked me for assistance with difficult intravenous insertion it always turned out to be a

witnessing opportunity for me to share Jesus to the residents, to their families and to my co-workers as I

point them to our Creator God. It gave me the opportunity to remind them that God had created them

including their veins and knew where they are as I humbly ask Him to guide my hands. And God always

answered my prayers and gave me the privilege to thank Him and praise Him right then and there. I have

realized that He has given me this gift so His name could be glorified.

As I sat there reflecting back on how the Lord had guided me, I was rebuked. I was looking upon my own

inefficiency, failing to look upon His efficiency and capability. He is able. So I stood up as now I silently talk

to God in my heart, "Okay, Lord, You just have to give her new veins because I know she doesn't have

accessible ones. YOU are in control." I walked speedily towards her room.

I came into her room and politely greeted her, aware of her discomfort and pain caused by the infection

that now had invaded her frail body again. And there they were, as I looked upon her frail hands; bluish,

distended, juicy veins laying underneath her fragile skin! I was humbled. I told her, "you have good veins,

they were not there before." So I shared her how I prayed for God to give her new veins so she can receive

her medications to treat her infections, and how God has answered my prayer.

As I finally anchored and secured gently the intravenous line with the final tape, and as I uttered, "Thank

You, Jesus" she uttered "Thank You Lord". Then she chuckled happily as she stated, "You said, thank YouJesus, and I said, 'Thank You, Lord' ". We both smiled. Yes, Jesus indeed is the Lord of our lives. And I knew

that He has touched her heart, as well as mine!

Jesus, our Creator God is still in the business of creation, not just new veins, but New HEARTS! Praise

God! "My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise." Psalms 57:7 KJV

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By Virgilin Suan Masibay, BSN’80

am so blessed to be a nurse. It gave me a unique opportunity to work in different countries,

learn to speak different languages, take care of different types of patients (pediatrics,

adults, recovery, long term, etc.). It allowed me to experience different cultures, meet manyinteresting people and have beautiful experiences.

I am a graduate of MVC School of Nursing class of 1980. Our class name is EONS’80.

After graduation I worked four years at the country of Oman (Ministry of Health) then in Jeddah,

Saudi Arabia (King Abdulaziz University Hospital). It was at the hospital in Jeddah where I met my

husband Deo. We were co-workers in the same unit.

It was pretty scary being in the Middle East during the Gulf War. During that time, we didn’t have

a church to worship at or brethren to fellowship with. Often I would find myself worrying about

the world ending and me not being in church. After the war ended, we came to the United States

where we were warmly welcomed by my EONS’80 family especially my favorite classmates Milcah

Arabe Emond, Darlene Neri Pacamalan, Edison & Merrilyn Demiar and the others. We had our

first EONS’80 reunion in Florida which I attended.

My first job in the United States was in Chicago, IL. I enjoyed it there – the people were nice, the

job was fun, I was blessed. However, I couldn’t stand the freezing cold so we moved to Florida

where we promptly found employment. After 11 years in Florida, we moved to Las Vegas, Nevada

where we worked in the newly built state of the art Mountain View Hospital and became membersof the Mountain View SDA Church in Las Vegas. Needless

to say, each time I heard the name of my hospital or my

church I would smile because it reminded me of my

beautiful Alma Mater in the Philippines: Mountain View

College.

Today, we live in Riverside, California. I enjoy my job as

a PCU RN. A progressive care unit (PCU) is a diverse

cardiac/telemetry med-surg unit so as you can imagine,

it is a fast paced unit with a variety of challenges. As Ilook back at my travels, the many different jobs I have

had in the nursing field, and the beautiful experiences I

will always treasure in my heart, I pause to thank God

for this and I thank God for Mountain View College

whose outstanding training helped me be who I am

today.

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By Memory Dawn Sapian, BSN’09

have an unforgettable experience which happened when I was a new RN working at a

nursing home here in Texas. My nurses’ aide came to report to me that one of our patients

was dry-heaving so bad. Since I was fresh from the Philippines, I had no clue what dry-

heaving meant so my poor aide proceeded to demonstrate it. She acted as though she was about

to vomit, retching and making funny noises.

I currently serve as a RN Case Manager at the Denton State Supported Living Center here in Texas.

My favorite Clinical Instructor at MVCSN was Sir Joey Café. I loved his humor and his ability to

make you less nervous during OR/DR (operating room/delivery room) cases. He was always ready

and available whenever we needed him to supervise us when we were on call working to complete

our OR/DR case requirements. Thanks Sir Joey!

Shared by Evelyn Cerna Lloren, BSN’80

3 things in life that never come back when gone: Time, Words, Opportunity

3 things in life that should never be lost: Peace, Hope, Honesty

3 things in life that are most valuable: Love, Faith, Prayer

3 things that make a person: Hardwork, Sincerity, Commitment 3 things that can destroy a person: Lust, Pride, Anger

3 things in life that are constant: Change, Death, God

3 persons who love you and who will never forsake you: - The Father - The Son - The Holy Spirit

I asked God for these three things: - To bless you - To guide you - To ALWAYS protect you

By Lillian C. Javellana, BSN’81

My dear heavenly Physician and my Creator I pray,

direct me as I take care of my residents day by day.

Bless each single part of my body,

to be of use to serve my elders who are under

my care day after day.

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By Joy Caballero-Gadia, BSN’91

nlike my friends in college who took summer classes each year, I went home to be with

family. This contributed to my taking 5 years to complete college at MVC. I did not mind.

The first two years, home was in the Greek side of the island country of Cyprus. The last

3 years, home was in Loma Linda, California. Home was where my parents and siblings were.

When we moved to California, however, things changed. I did not realize until too late that my

siblings would not be home with me because summer break in the Philippines (April – May) did

not coincide with the summer break in the US (June-August). So while my parents worked, I was

home alone. Then one day I learned that I could go with mom to work (Loma Linda University

Medical Center) and gaze for hours at the art work that grace the walls and hallways. My favorites

were the Nathan Greene paintings which were mostly in souvenir items at the gift shop. Years

later the painter gifted an original (“The Family of God”) to the hospital. It dominates the lobby. Ilove it just as much as I love the others. Below are a few photos of his work. Hope you like them!

The man is brilliant. To see more, go to https://www.nathangreene.com/

“In Good Hands” “The Healer”

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By Marite Singson Villarosa, BSN’91

he time: I was discouraged/ depressed. The cause: I was 14 years old, the summer before

I went into my 3rd year of high school. My mother passed away and my dad was working

at another city. So my brother and I lived with my grandparents. On my 2 nd year in

nursing, I learned that my dad had a family of his own and that at that time when I knew, he

already had 2 kids. I was devastated. Did he forget about us? Did we even matter?

I had already left home to study at MVC. The feelings of loneliness and sadness came back. I was

away from home for the first time. I came to MVC the summer before my first year as a nursing

student and the campus was really quiet as there were only a few people. There were 2 other

ladies that enrolled at MVC the same time I did and we all felt the same way. At that time, my

loneliness and sadness of being away from home was compounded by memories of my mom andI felt the burden even more. In the afternoons after our class, the 3 of us would sit at the Jubilee

Park and we would cry together. Funny, though, that after our crying session, we would head

down to the cafeteria for supper.

Dealing with the discouragement/ depression. In high school, I poured all my energy onto

my studies to help me cope with the loss and separation. As a result, I was awarded valedictorian.

I was a chubby teenager. My friends and cousins used to tease me about how fat I was. When my

mother died, I utilized that time to lose all undesirable fat and I lost a lot of weight. I was protesting

my mom’s death and took it out on myself by depriving my body of food. I also exercised a lot.

Every single night, I would pray a series of recited prayers from memory with the use of beads- in-

a- string. I felt a sense of comfort pouring all my emotions to God.

Great things after.

1. One of the last conversations I remember having with my mom before she died was when she

told me that someone told her that Jesus is coming back for the second time. I went to MVC

through the help of my auntie. A student colporteur came to our house that summer and

suggested that I enroll right away at MVC to secure myself a spot. I was a member of the NewBeginnings Club at MVC where we had weekly Bible Studies. Each semester, I also had the

standard required Bible classes for nurses. Four years after arriving at MVC during the

baccalaureate service of our graduation weekend, I accepted Jesus as my personal savior and

was baptized along with 4 of my classmates. I believe what my mom told me when she said

that Jesus is coming back. I am looking forward to seeing my mom again in that resurrection

morning.

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2. Separation and loss that came after my mom’s

death was a lot easier to handle and cope up

with. (Example: break up with a boyfriend,

etc.).

3. As a faculty of MVC-School of Nursing, I was

more empathetic towards those who are

experiencing the loss of their loved one or those

dealing with separation issues. I enjoyed helping

students who are seeking comfort by listening to

them and by just being there for them.

4. I had the empathy and courage to help families

of patients who are facing the eminent loss of

their loved one. I felt comfortable caring for a

dead body… until our male classmates decidedto play a prank on us girls as we came off the evening shift walking past the morgue at Mindanao

Sanitarium and Hospital. We knew someone died that evening. Our male classmates hid

themselves by the morgue and as we were walking by in the darkness, they suddenly jumped out

screaming at us. Completely startled, the 5 of us girls screamed running as fast as our feet could

carry us to the dormitory, our nursing caps flying behind us.

I am currently serving as the Director of Care at the Sunnyside Adventist Care Centre in Saskatoon,

Canada where I live my family and I live.

By Medyline C. Gerapusco, BSN’76

he patient was on nasogastric tube feeding and the attending physician ordered a BRAT

diet* with lanot. Puzzled, one of my students turned to her classmate and asked for

suggestions. After thinking it over, her classmate suggested she go to the cafeteria to

request lanot. Upon reaching the cafeteria, she nervously asked and we could hear her accent

going strong: “ Ano man ining lanot nga ipakaon sa akon pasyente Madam?” (Madam, what is thislanot that we must feed my patient?”

[Editor’s note: Lanot is the watery substance you see as you are cooking/steaming rice. BRAT diet

is a diet where bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast are the staples. It was recommended for

people with vomiting, diarrhea or gastroenteritis. Evidence, however, does not support a benefit

and it is no longer generally recommended as it is unnecessarily restrictive.]

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By Raylene Rodrigo-Baumgart, BSN’78

t was my first week at St Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. Being assigned at the Respiratory

unit from 3-11pm was no joke. But we were all new recruits from the Philippines and we

had no choice. His name was Ben, an HIV patient with all the complications possible.Nobody ever visited him and he was grouchy and demanding and full of arrogance. Nobody

wanted to be assigned to him, except me. The next 4 months, he was my regular evening patient

since nobody will take him especially since he was deteriorating: weak, with tracheostomy tube

and still mean and aggressive. As always, I gave him the evening care with backrub and evening

prayers (something I learned as an MVCSN graduate). He never complained nor did he ever thank

me. He never refused whatever I did to him either.

Then one afternoon when I reported for duty, I was told he died the night before and he had a

gift for me: a very tiny and old glass vase with a note that said, “To my nurse Raylene, the only

one who really cared for me and prayed for me against all hope. Thanks. ~Ben.”

Lesson learned: Just show love unconditionally, no matter what. You never know what your

patients are going through.

HUMOR NURSES INTUITIVELY UNDERSTAND

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Shared by Rosie Sotes

3 of the late Charlie Chaplin's heart-touching statements:

(1) Nothing is permanent in this world, not even our troubles.

(2) I like walking in the rain, because nobody can see my tears.

(3) The most wasted day in life is the day in which I have not laughed.

Keep smiling

An old man has 8 hairs on his head went to the barber shop.

The barber in anger asked, “Shall I cut or count?”

The old man smiled and said: "Color them!"

LIFE is to enjoy with whatever you have - so keep smiling

If you feel STRESSED, give yourself A Break.

Enjoy some ice cream, chocolate, candy, or cake

Why? Because STRESSED spelled backwards is DESSERTS

Enjoy!

Alphabetical advice for us:

A B C: Avoid Boring Company..

D E F: Don't Entertain Fools..

G H I: Go for High Ideas .

J K L M: Just Keep a friend Like ME..

N O P: Never Overlook the Poor and suffering..

Q R S: Quit Reacting to Silly tales..

T U V: Tune Urself for your Victory..

W X Y Z: We Xpect You to Zoom ahead in life


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Since day one to the present, MVC School of Nursing classes have always carefully selected their

class name for it is by that name that each class will forever be called. Below is a partial list of the

classes. If your class name is listed incorrectly, let us know. Let us also know the meaning of your

class name and who the MVCSN Dean was/were when you were a student at MVCSN. Send the

info to Joy Caballero-Gadia via Facebook or email. For the MVCSN alumni association.

Year MVC-SN Class Name Meaning of Class Name MVCSN Dean

1 1972 Pioneers ‘72 JISellona

2 1973 Pioneers ’73 (Cebu City)

3 1974 Pioneers ’74 (Bacolod City)

4 1975 Singing Nightingales ‘75

5 1976 D’ Heirs’ 76

6 1977 Ripples ‘77

7 1978 Zephyrs ‘78

8 1979 Icons ‘79 9 1980 Eons’80

10 1981 Stalwarts ‘81

11 1982 Philos ?

12 1983 ___________

13 1984 Sophies ‘84

14 1985 Proffers ‘85

15 1986 Zontas ‘86

16 1987 Philein ‘87 EPLucenara

17 1988 Philoxenus ‘88 EPLucenara

18 1989 Zircon ‘89 EPLucenara

19 1990 Soin ‘90 EPLucenara20 1991 Zoarkes ‘91 (Greek). Bears/Sustains life EPLucenara

21 1992 Soigne ‘92 EPLucenara

22 1993 Paragon ‘93 EPLucenara

23 1994 Recherche ‘94 EPLucenara

24 1995 Savoir-Faire ‘95 EPLucenara

25 1996 Trou vaille ‘96 EPLucenara

26 1997 Les Fin De Dieu ‘97 Children of God EPLucenara

27 1998 ___________ ___________ EPLucenara

28 1999 ___________ ___________ EPLucenara

29 2000 ___________ ___________ EPLucenara

30 2001 ___________ ___________ EPLucenara

31 2002 Yclept ‘02 EPLucenara

32 2003 Instinct ‘03 EPLucenara

33 2004 Aufait ‘04 EPLucenara

34 2005 Avoue ‘05

35 2006 Ken ‘06

36 2007 Apice ‘07

37 2008 Althea ‘08

38 2009 Klement ‘09

39 2010 Thelo ‘10


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1. Total number of graduating classes that graduated from MVCSN _______________________

2. First class to graduate. How many new grads were in that class? ____________ _________

3. Latest class to graduate. How many new grads were in that class? ____________ ________

4. Smallest classes to graduate and how many new grads did these classes have? (Hint: 2 classes

tied for this honor). ___________________ _______________ . # of grads: _______________

5. Largest classes to graduate and how many new grads did these classes have?

_______________ . # of grads: _______________

6. Total of nurses who graduated from MVCSN between 1972 to 2016 _____________

7. How many School of Nursing Deans has MVCSN had? Name them: __________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

8. Name 2 of the 1st clinical instructors MVCSN had. __________________ _____________

9. Name the youngest clinical instructor to serve at MVCSN __________________________

10. Name the clinical instructor who served the longest at MVCSN? How many years? _______

Submit your answers to any of the CF editors. Be sure to include your name and the year you

last studied at MVC whether you graduated from MVC or not.

40 2011 Uel ‘11

41 2012 Ithiel ‘12

42 2013 Azriel ‘13

43 2014 Iuvo ‘14

44 2015 Lehsaret ‘15

45 2016 Metea ‘16

46 2017

47 2018

48 201949 2020


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By Vicki Ybanez, BSN’78

raduation is over. Everybody is busy packing his or her belongings ready to leave our

beloved campus of MVC for a new destination. For me it is in Kisolon, Bukidnon.

It is the late 70s Philippines. New physicians and nurses were required to serve in the rural setting

before accepting jobs assignments. I am sent to Kisolon, Bukidnon. I am joined by my classmate

Jeanie Alolor and her friend. We find a boarding house at the bus terminal area by the restaurants

where travelers from Kibawe and Cagayan de Oro stop to eat their meals. Our landlady is a nurse

from Leyte and knows how it is to be living in a rural area away from home. Our landlord is from

the local area. They are both young and very gracious to us.

The health center where we are to report to everyday is a few blocks to the west, away from the

noisy bustle of the bus terminal. We meet the local midwives. We also meet three new RN's fromPhilippine Women's University (PWU) and a medical doctor from Cebu city. We are all new grads

ready to serve our country to the best of our ability. With the added personnel it is more crowded

and noisy than usual at the health center. The nurses from the Philippine Women’s University are

tall in stature and have full make up; they appear very attractive and appealing compared to the

simple looking, demure RN's from the MVC. Like night and day, our appearances differ. In the

morning when we would report to the clinic, they looked very tired and sleepy. When asked why,

they would explain that they returned from Cagayan early that morning after a night of fun with

some of the highway engineers.

To decongest the heath center and to spread the benefits of having health care workers, it isdecided that the MVCians would go with the other

midwife to the village of Puntian which is an hour’s

ride north towards Cagayan de Oro, followed by

another hour’s ride westward passing through

kilometers of pineapple plantation planted in

different times. Half a kilometer of newly planted

pineapple. Another half a kilometer of already grown

pineapple. And another half a kilometer of almost to

be harvested fruit and the next kilometer would be

people already harvesting and loading them in trucks

for the factory. Then a few more kilometers before

the road ended. From there we walk and cross a river

towards another hill where a small village lies on top

of a plateau. The midwife’s companion tells us that if

we are lucky a horseman might come along and help

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I was thankful to Dr. Donald Halenz, MVC’s academic dean then. He told me that there was an

opening for a Family Planning Nurse that the government was offering to me. This would mean,

though, that I had to go to Manila for several weeks to undergo training, then return to MVC and

start educating the women around the campus on what family planning is. That was my first work

as a nurse. I enjoyed that job because I had to visit all the barrios around MVC and give lectures

to mothers on family planning. I made a lot of friends in the different barrios so that I usually

went home with loads of fruit and vegetables.

After a few years of working as a family planning nurse, my husband was sent to Manila for up-

grading. I was pregnant with our first child at that time. We went to see a pediatrician at the

Manila Sanitarium and Hospital and I was told that the baby wasn’t due for another month. Early

the next morning my bag of waters broke. Keith was born that night. We spent the next one and

a half years in Baesa, Caloocan City coping with “city life” and watching our son grow. It wasn’t

long after our return to MVC when I was made the school nurse as the former nurse had to leave.

Working at the college clinic was another phase of my being a nurse. We took care of students

when they got sick. But we also delivered babies and did surgeries. My most unforgettable

experience at the clinic was when the “rebels” came on campus one rainy afternoon. They were

all dressed in fatigues, some looking very young and carrying guns that were bigger than them. A

group of men was stationed at the clinic. This group took the medicines and clinic instruments

with them when they left. It was a scary experience. The clinic staff also felt violated.

Not long after that we moved to the U.S. I had to study for the California Board Examinations and

also learn to drive a car. One needs to drive to survive here. I first took the LVC exams. I passed

that. Then I took the RN exams. I worked as a LVN for about three weeks, before I received my

RN license. I was employed at a small hospital about a 30-minute drive from home. Working as

an RN here without a hospital experience was stressful. Even with some hospital experience inthe Philippines, one works with equipment that he or she has never seen before. One also has to

adjust to how people here speak.

After a while I adjusted to working as a nurse here. I got trained for ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and

worked as a night ICU nurse for more than 20 years. After working for about 29 years as a nurse

in California, 26 years of which I spent at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Riverside, I

decided to put away my stethoscope, give away my scrubs and Dansko shoes. It has been years

since starting as a Family Planning nurse in the boondocks, but I never regretted any minute of

my nursing experience. Now I get to spend time with a precious little individual, lots of time as a

retired RN. Thanks MVC School of Nursing.

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On our way to the barrios on our bike

Delivery at the Strahle Clinic.


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Shared by Raylene Rodrigo Baumgart in Facebook 2013

1. An elderly woman came in because she had “fireballs of the universe.” She was very

insistent! It took us a few to realize she had fibroids of the uterus!

—Kathy Berg

2. Working a 28-day MICA program, we had to check in all belongings, since it’s an addiction

unit. Imagine our surprise when we found a bunch of Viagra that a female patient had on

check-in! When asked, she responded, “I’ll be damned if my ol’ man is going to be out

cheating while I’m in here!” LOL! Sounded quite logical to us.

—Tonya Snodgrass Hendershot

3. I had a patient refuse to use her O2 for fear of “getting addicted.” I told her, “Hon, thathappened the second you were born; hold your breath and see how long you can go

without it. Now put it on please?” She did!

—Roxy Dengler-Hauck

4. In the ER, a patient came in with a carrot inside his rectum. When asked to explain, he said,

“I fell over in the garden.”

—Jodie Priestley

5. Cardiologist to patient: “You need to quit smoking.”

Patient to cardiologist: “I will quit smoking 10 minutes after I am cremated.” Too funny. I don’t think the doc liked it too much…

—Jodi Cacioppo Stoafer

6. I got a call from our local 911 dispatch stating that they had my patient on the phone,

requesting a ride home. When I went back to her room and asked her why she would call

them, she said it was because that’s how she got to the hospital, and figured that’s how

she’d get home, too. I was thinking to myself,

“Reeeeeeaaaaaally?”

—Christina Hope Combs

7. A patient who tested positive for cocaine said she was

cleaning her bathroom and the cocaine must have

been in the Comet…oh boy

—Morgan Jarrard


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Changing Color Tags

n the war years, triage referred to the policy by which medical assistance was given. It was

up to the doctors to "color-tag" the wounded, placing them in one of three categoriesaccording to their condition. One color meant hopeless -- nothing we can do will save them.

Another tag meant they'd make it whether they get help or not. The third color-tag indicated a

doubtful prognosis -- a chance to live only if medical assistance is given. Since there were severely

limited medical supplies, assistance was being given only to this last group.

Lou was badly blown apart, including one leg severely wounded. The doctor who examined him

made the decision that Lou was a hopeless case and tagged him as such, leaving him to die. But

a nurse noticed Lou was conscious and began to talk with him. They discovered they were both

from Ohio. Getting to know Lou as a person, the nurse just couldn't let him die. She broke all the

rules and changed his color-tag.

Recovery included a two-day trip in the back of a truck and months in a hospital, but Lou made it.

He met a girl in the hospital whom he later married. Even minus one leg, he has led a full happy

life, all because a nurse broke the rules of triage and "changed a tag".

Jesus spent much of his earthly ministry "changing color-tags" -- healing the brokenhearted,

forgiving sinners and bringing hope to the hopeless. He's still bringing hope to the hopeless --

every minute of every day! Today, someone you know is feeling hopeless. They desperately need

hope. Share the hope of Jesus with them. Look for every opportunity to go around "changing theircolor-tags".

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;

he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of

sight for the blind, to set at liberty those that are bruised, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s

favor.” (Luke 4:18-19)

(As seen in The Daily Encourager)

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Nervous

hate the idea of going under the knife. So I was very upset when Dr. Mike Wilson hold me

I needed a tonsillectomy.

Later, the nurse and I were filling out an admission form. I tried to respond to the questions but I

was so nervous I couldn't speak. The nurse patted my hand and said, "Don't worry. This medical

problem can easily be fixed, and it's not a dangerous procedure."

"You're right. I'm being silly," I said, "Please continue."

"Good," the nurse went on, "Now, do you have a living will?"

(From Mikey's Funnies)

Baby Wrap

art of my job as a public-health nurse is teaching new parents how to care for their

infants. As I was demonstrating how to wrap a newborn, a young Asian couple turned to

me and said, "You mean we should wrap the baby like an egg roll?"

"Yes," I replied, "That is a good analogy."

"I don't know how to make egg rolls," another mother said anxiously. "Can I wrap my baby like aburrito?"

(From GCFL)

Nursing School

friend introduced me to a woman and said, "This is Jacob. He just got into the nursing

program."

She looked at me and scoffed, "a MALE nurse?!"

Without missing a beat Jacob said, "I applied to be a female nurse, but I didn't pass the

physical."

Everybody but the woman laughed.

(From Da Mouse Tracks)

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Fathers-To-Be

here were three fathers-to-be in a hospital waiting room, waiting for their babies to beborn.

The first nurse comes out and tells the first father, "Congratulations you're the father of

twins!"

He says, “Great! I am the manager for the Minnesota Twins.”

The second nurse comes out and tells the second father, "Congratulations you're the father oftriplets!”

He says, "That's cool! I work for 3M."

The third father runs screaming out the front door.

The third nurse comes out, and asks, “Where's the third father?"

One of the other fathers said, "Oh he just ran out the door.”

The nurse asks, "Why?"

He replied, "He works for 7-Up!"

(From Mikey's Funnies)

Morris Schwartz

orris Schwartz is on his deathbed, knowing the end is near. He is with his nurse, his

wife, his daughter, and two sons.

"So," he says to them, "Bernie, I want you to take the Beverly Hills houses.

"Sybil, you take the apartments over in Los Angeles Plaza.

"Hymie, I want you to take the offices over in City Center.

"Sarah, my dear wife, please take all the residential buildings downtown."

The nurse is just blown away by all this, and as Morris slips away, she says, "Mrs. Schwartz,

your husband must have been such a hardworking man to have accumulated all this property."

Sarah replies, "Property? The schlemiel had a paper route!"

(From GCFL)

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“The Tahitian Mana”

his week let me share with you the amazing island called Tahiti. Tahiti island is located in the archipelago

of the Society Islands in the central Southern Pacific Ocean, and is divided into two parts: The bigger,

northwestern part-- Tahiti Nui and the smaller, southeastern part-- Tahiti Iti. The island was formed from

volcanic activity and is high and mountainous with surrounding coral reefs. The population is 183,645 inhabitants

(2012 census) making it the most populous island of French Polynesia and accounting for 68.5% of its total

population.

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Tahitian cultures included an oral tradition that involved the mythology of gods, such as 'Oro and beliefs, as well as

ancient traditions such as tattooing and navigation. The annual Heivā Festival in July is a celebration of traditional

culture, dance, music and sports including a long distance race between the islands of French Polynesia, in modern

outrigger canoes.

The Islands of Tahiti are located in the heart of the South Pacific. In addition to its natural beauty, tranquility, and

privacy, the Islands of Tahiti offer an array of diverse experiences combined with rich Tahitian culture. In Tahiti, you

will be amazed by its majestic mountain peaks, turquoise waters and white-sand beaches. The beauty of Tahiti and


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its unique experiences cannot be found anywhere else in the world. For centuries, the Tahitian people have referred

to this as "Mana". Mana is a life force and spirit that surrounds and connects all living things. Tahitians said you can

see the Mana. Touch it. Taste it. Feel it. And from the moment you arrive in Tahiti, you will understand why these

islands are embraced by Mana.

Easier to travel to than you might imagine, Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport is under 8 hours by air from Los

Angeles (LAX) airport, with daily nonstop flights. As far south of the equator as Hawaii is north, The Islands of Tahiti

are halfway between California and Australia, on the same side of the International Date Line as North America,

and in the same time zone as Hawaii. Spanning an area in the South Pacific as large as Western Europe. Tahiti is just

very near to the country of Tonga which I visited many times. I met many of our SDA young people from Tahiti who

studied in our Fulton Adventist College in Nadi, Fiji.

SDAs in Tahiti

Our SDA Mission office in Tahiti is located In Pape’ete, Tahiti.

There are about 4,600 Adventists in French Polynesia, spread over some 130 islands. The church also operates a

radio station in Tahiti where the Seventh-day Adventists represents 5% of the population.

Pastor Ted Wilson visited Tahiti on his visit to the South Pacific countries a few years ago. Young people sit in

overflow seating at a temporary structure in Papenoo, Tahiti, built to host a weekend rally welcoming Adventist

world church President Ted Wilson.

Near Tahiti are Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory that is the world’s least-populated jurisdiction citizens,

all of whom are Seventh-day Adventists, is also part of the Tahiti Pape’ete Mission. Pitcairn is where Fletcher

Christian, the leader of the famous Mutiny on the Bounty against Captain Bligh, hid after picking up people from

Tahiti to sail with him. Fletcher Christian and his people eventually became Seventh-day Adventists.


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Several years ago the Heritage Singers visited Tahiti and from the background you

can see the beauty of Tahiti.

Please check this video of Heritage singers from Tahiti. Click on the link below.

http://www.adventistonline.com/video/heritage-singers-tahiti-with-love

Happy Sabbath, from Auckland, New ZealandRomy Halasan

notes and pictures:

Tahiti is one of the famous

Additional

tourist destinations as shown by the following pictures.

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MVC Alumni from the Northern California Chapter were sighted sightseeing around the SanFrancisco Bay area and having a joyous picnic in the park. Name those you recognize!


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The chapter is under the leadership of Asher Catalan. Special thanks to Yevelyn Bacus for posting the

photos. It certainly looked like a fun day with good friends!


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When What Where Point of Contact

June 12, 2016

starting 9am

Alumni Independence Day Picnic:

(Games, potluck, fellowship, etc)

Johns Park. 2101 Central

Park. Glenview IL 60025

Nora Munda, Leslie

Rosendo, Vicki Ybanez

July 29-31,

2016

Illinois Chapter Weekend Getaway

(sign up! 8 families already signed up!)

Wisconsin Dells. River

cruise, hiking, swimming…

Nora Munda, Leslie

Rosendo, Vicki Ybanez

July 30, 2016

@7PM

Heritage Singers 45th Anniversary

Reunion Concert (Advertised in their FB

site as the last reunion concert they will

be having)

4000 E. Ontario Center

Pkwy Ontario, CA.

See Heritage Singers on

Facebook.

Aug 4-7, 2016 MVCSN’s Zoarkes’91 Silver Anniversary

Reunion

Northern California Annaliza Wilensky &

Alison Sabanal

Aug 19-21,

2016

All Filipinos of Southwestern Union Conf

FAMMANA Convention

Lone Star Camp,

Athens, TX

Pastor Rolando Baysa

[email protected]

date tbd

MVC-SN Golden Jubilee

Anniversary ReunionMany classes are planning on coming

MVC Campus, Bukidnon Devaney M. Bayeta,

president of MVCSN

alumni association

(homebase chapter)

Announcement from MVCiana: MVCiana is a budding museum of historical MVC items. Its MVC Yearbook

collection is almost completed except for two: Orchid 1960 and Orchid 1999. If you have a copy and are willing to

donate it to MVCiana, please contact MVCiana curator Kenji Madriaga. Thanks.

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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PRAYER REQUESTS

Prayer for Healing

For Pastor Samuel Galarpe, his son and grandchildren, who were in a vehicular accident at

Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental. The children had to undergo surgery because of the

injuries they sustained. (Sent by MMA principal Mercader)

Roxie Pido, Jonathan Nasvales, Connie Asumbrado-Maquio, Demi Garduque, Elmar Bingcang,

Galileo Villaflores, Lola Ellen Sigue, Pastors Rudy Bermudez, Salvador Israel and Oseas Zamora.

Prayer for Comfort for the Bereaved Families of

Napoleon Cabatic , Carmelita Arit-Correces (mother of Mency Correces-Tojino and Boy

Correces), Chita Penola-Flores, Rachel Sacala, Alvin Romanes, Crisville “Cocoy” Jimenez, Eng.

Eugenio Porteza, and Jonathan Serenata.


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Philippine Nursing Licensure Examinations

Please pray for the SDA nursing graduates from all schools especially from Mountain View

College who will be taking the Philippine Nursing Licensure Examinations (Board Exams) on

June 5 and 6, 2016. This is the only schedule that does not fall on a Sabbath. Let us pray for

them as they do their review in a very limited time. May God’s name be glorified as they takethese examination.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I wish to thank the following individuals who contributed to this issue:

Lillian Javellana for the Devotional; Mike Caballero for the photo used in today’s banner.

To those who shared something in honor of Nurses’ Week: Virgilin Suan Masibay, Memory

Dawn Caballero Sapian, Evelyn Cerna Lloren, Marite Singson Villarosa, Medyline Claveria

Gerapusco, Rosie Sotes, Raylene Rodrigo Baumgart, Vicki Osorio Ybañez, Ellen Montebon

Zamora

Romy Halasan for LIFE of a Missionary, Jessie Colegado for “Weeds”, Yevelyn Bacus for the

photos of Northern California Chapter.

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CLOSING REMARKS

PATIENT CARE is more than just healing. It is building a connection that encompasses the

mind, body, and soul. IF you could stand in someone else's shoes ... hear what they hear

...feel what they feel... would you treat them differently? An awe-filled SALUTE TO ourMVCian nurses (NP, RN, LVN, NA, CRNA, etc) around the world! HAPPY NURSES' WEEK

click to watch VIDEO about empathy in healthcare

Happy Sabbath!
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